biodex BALANCE SYSTEM SD Operation & Service Manual page 7

1. INTRODUCTION
Featuring five test protocols, six training modes and intuitive "touch-screen" operation, the Balance
System SD allows testing and training in both static and dynamic formats. Extremely versatile, it is
the only system that provides fast, accurate Fall Risk Screening and Conditioning for older adults,
used as a balance assessment tool for concussion management, plus closed-chain, weight-bearing
assessment and training for lower extremity patients.
Using this unique device, clinicians can assess neuromuscular control by quantifying the ability to
maintain dynamic bilateral and unilateral postural stability on a static or unstable surface.
Use any of five test protocols including Fall Risk Screening, Athletic Single-Leg Injury Screening,
Dynamic or Static Limits of Stability, Postural Stability and Clinical Test of Sensory Integration of
Balance (CTSIB). The Balance System SD also serves as a valuable training device to enhance
kinesthetic abilities that may provide some degree of compensation for impaired proprioceptive
reflex mechanisms following injury.
An easy-to-follow touch-screen format makes the system simple to learn and operate, leading the
user step-by-step through testing protocols and training modes. All test results and training ses-
sions are documented on easy to read 8.5" x 11" reports which can be placed into the patient's file.
Comparisons to normative data can be made for population-specific tests using the Fall Screening,
Athletic Single Leg, Limits of Stability and CTSIB protocols.
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